Strong Earthquake Hits Iraq-Iran Border, At Least 13 Killed

At least thirteen people were killed when a 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the northern part of the Iran-Iraq border on Sunday evening, the United States Geological Survey said, with tremors being felt as far afield as Israel and Kuwait.

The powerful quake hit at a depth of 33.9 km, the USGS said, south of Halabjah, a largely Kurdish region straddling the two countries. Read more at i24NEWS.